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Our First Christmas
Here are some photos of our Christmas tree, complete with a heart tree-topper made by my 3-year-old niece, Emma. My friend Katy went to Norway a few months ago and sent John and me this heart ornament she made in an old iron works mill in Oslo. My parents sent…
Going to the Board
John was selected to go to the Soldier of the Month Board, where soldiers must prepare a biography, a speech and answer questions on various Army-related topics. The soldiers are graded on all of these things plus their personal appearance (they wear their Class A uniforms to the board). For…
K-town
On Saturday, John and I headed to Kaiserslautern (known as K-town by the Americans), which is about an hour away, for a little day trip. Truly, we made this journey just because we heard there was a Chili’s there. We were desperate for good American food, and we weren’t disappointed…not…
Schwetzingen Weihnachtsmarkt
Finishing up my post about last weekend, I have a number of photos of the Schwetzingen Weihnactsmarkt to share. Just so you all understand, Schwetzingen is the small town we are nearest to, and Heidelberg, the other city Christmas market we went to, is about 10 minutes away. Schwetzingen has…
Heidelberg Weihnachtsmarkt
I began this entry on Wednesday, but between Christmas shopping, getting groceries and other chores, I’m just getting around to posting this. I have a lot more to catch everyone up on, and John is working staff duty tonight (overnight), so I should have plenty of time to write. For…
mittag surprise!
Last week, John came home from work at lunchtime and had a surprise for me…flowers! There were 3 roses (1 red, 1 white and 1 pink/yellowish one) and 4 stargazer lilies all mixed in with baby’s breath and some greenery. They were so pretty, and I was so proud of…